"Flags of Our Fathers" is a human drama of friendship and love, sacrifice and manipulation, set against the violent conflict of the battle of Iwo Jima. The film focuses equally on the war and home, crosscutting between the viciousness of the battle and the manufactured propaganda campaign and careful manipulation of the image that followed--issues that remain prevalent today. As "Flags of Our Fathers" shows how the photograph became the very beginning of celebrity worship, the film questions our need to create and celebrate heroes, sometimes at a cost.
Production DreamWorks SKG; Warner Bros. Pictures; Amblin Entertainment; Malpaso Productions;
Cast Names Kirk Lambert; Haley Nero; Mark Maj; Jon Marshall; Michael Ahl; Mark T Anderson; Alex Bickle; Nevin Millan; Michael Molthen; Dale Caba; Mark A. Nash; Tim Paterson; Jean-Paul Chreky; Christopher Phillips; Marc Radzi; Jim Shinkle; Guđmundur Karl Sigurdórsson; Arne Starr; Paul Fahrenkopf; Jeff Sutherland; Chaz Fatur; Vignir Jón Vignisson; David Foster; Reese Foster; Jesse Weinberg; Jason Frederick; Ali Costello; Rachel Daugherty; Michelle Delynn; Garth R. Hassell;
Box Office USD 33,574,332
Release Date 2006-10-20
Genres Action; Drama; History; War;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and
for language.